If written in, Mack will serve

By: Clay Schuldt

NEW ULM – New Ulm’s next Ward 4 city councilor will be decided by write-in vote in November. During the candidate filing period, no one chose to file for Ward 4, including incumbent Larry Mack, who announced earlier in the year he would ...

June 18, 2026

Sleepy Eye water park main pool reopens

By: Fritz Busch

SLEEPY EYE — After being closed for about 10 days after the rest of the Sleepy Eye Family Aquatic Center opened May 28, the lap pool and slide part of the facility opened June 9. A water leak delayed fully opening the facility, Sleepy Eye ...

June 18, 2026

Augie Babel teams up with Norah Shea

By: Amy Zents

NEW ULM — Local musician Tim Babel was sidelined by a hand problem, so his son Augie Babel filled in for him at The Grand Center for Arts and Culture, Friday. Augie Babel, a New Ulm native now living in Minneapolis, performed with his musical ...

June 18, 2026

More than a pitcher, Berkner’s bat booms

By: Travis Rosenau

SLEEPY EYE — When a player spends the amount of time in the pitching circle that Taylor Berkner did over her four-year varsity softball career, they’re naturally going to be judged first and foremost for how they pitch. But when the bat ...

June 18, 2026

Berkner, Altermatt, Schmiesing, Evers highlight All-Journal Softball

FIRST TEAM Taylor Berkner, Sr., P, Sleepy Eye The 2026 Tomahawk Division Player of the Year, Berkner holds the majority of pitching and hitting records at Sleepy Eye after a stellar career. This season, she struck out 189 batters in 141 2/3 ...

June 18, 2026

Nordby signs tender with Helena

By: Jim Bastian

NEW ULM — Brody Nordy, who scored 10 goals and added 24 assists last season for the New Ulm Eagles hockey team, has signed a tender to play with the Helena Bighorns of the North American Tier III Hockey League. The Bighorns play in the ...

June 17, 2026